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Decipherment of Linear B by John Chadwick (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101107691761

ISBN-139781107691766

eBay Product ID (ePID)177504287

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleDecipherment of Linear B

Number of Pages174 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicArchaeology, General

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorJohn Chadwick

Book SeriesCanto Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsReview of previous edition: '... not only an account of a startling piece of philological and archaeological research, but a simple, moving human story.' The Spectator

Dewey Decimal481/.7

Table Of ContentIllustrations; Preface; 1. Michael Ventris; 2. The Minoan scripts; 3. Hopes and failures; 4. Birth of a theory; 5. Growth and development; 6. The decipherment and the critics; 7. Life in Mycenaean Greece; 8. Prospects; Postscript; Appendix; Index.

SynopsisThe languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Mycenaean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation., The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times.

LC Classification NumberP1035 .C5 2014